DIY Christmas Gift Tags

If you agree that the wrapping of a gift is actually part of the gift, you will enjoy these unique ways to dress up Christmas gifts.

Gift Tag = Ornament

What if we could make a gift tag that would fit the unique criteria, but also double as an ornament? We would like to share this simple and affordable crafty idea that only needs corn starch and baking soda.

I have seen these types of tags/ornaments before, but what always disappointed me was how they would turn out yellow-ish when done. You could always paint them, but somehow a pure white outcome was always what I was looking for.

So, I discovered a way to make these homespun gift tags so that they would indeed come out as white as the snow.

The trick? Air dry them!! Who knew?! For a speedier result, you can always bake them, but by air drying you retain almost a sparkly, shimmery look! I like that for Christmas especially! To enhance that you can add a little white glitter to the dough, but the effect is really quite lovely without it.

You can get all the step-by-step instructions on how to make these gift tags/ornaments here. I think this'll be really fun! And remember, we also offer personalized wooden gift tags at MerryStockings.com.

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